Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

1901-11-22

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred Astaire. Patrick continued to perform in dozens of roles on the stage for the next decade, frequently in musicals and comedies, but also in dramatic parts like her 1931 performance as Meg in Little Women. She began to branch out into films in 1929. For half a century she created a credible body of cinematic work, her most memorable being in 1941 as Sam Spade's assistant Effie in The Maltese Falcon, and her reprise of the role in the George Segal 1975 comedy sequel The Black Bird. Her talents were showcased in comedies such as the 1942 Jack Benny film George Washington Slept Here and in 1958 as one of the foils of Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame. Dramatic parts such as an asylum inmate in the 1948 The Snake Pit and as Pamela Tiffin's mother in the 1961 Summer and Smoke were another facet of her repertoire. She made numerous guest roles in American television, but became a staple for that medium during the two-year run of Topper. As Henrietta Topper, her comedic timing played well against Leo G. Carroll as her husband, and against that of the two ghosts played by Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys. Patrick lent her voice to various animated characters of The Alvin Show in the early 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Patrick (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Lawless

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Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

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The New Interns

The New Interns

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A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

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Kisses for Breakfast

Kisses for Breakfast

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Take Me to Town

Take Me to Town

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The Black Bird

The Black Bird

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Crashing Hollywood

Crashing Hollywood

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Over 21

Over 21

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Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

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Condemned Women

Condemned Women

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Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

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Moon Over Las Vegas

Moon Over Las Vegas

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Law of the Underworld

Law of the Underworld

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